Posts Tagged ‘Californias’
California’s billionaire enclave ousts Miami island as most expensive ZIP Code
In the Silicon Valley enclave of Atherton, a six-bedroom, nine-bath mansion featuring a theater, a private rose garden and a spa hit the market earlier this year for nearly $32 million.It found a buyer within 72 hours, more than half a million...
California’s low homeownership rate to continue
Why this matters: California’s homeownership rates, have stabilized at a moderate historic level following a return to fully regulated mortgage lending after the Great Recession. Now global disruptions, sticky asking prices and high FRM rates...
California’s historic housing bill is here. See which neighborhoods are getting upzoned
Townhomes, row houses and bungalow courts are likely coming to 57 neighborhoods across L.A. as part of the city’s plan to delay Senate Bill 79.The historic housing bill, which took effect Wednesday, was written in hopes of addressing Califor...
California’s shifting residential vacancy rates tell a story
Both rental and homeowner vacancies held steady in 2025 as the California population ominously slipped and jobs flattened heralding recession conditions.California’s average rental vacancy rate stayed at 4.8% in 2025, less than the historic...
The distribution of California’s human resources
California’s per capita income continued to grow in 2024. Statewide, income in 2024 grew 6.2% over the prior year, a faster pace than the 5.2% annual increase experienced in 2023. This pace of increase follows a pattern of minimal increases o...
Tiny Scotia battles to survive as California’s last company town
SCOTIA — The last time Mary Bullwinkel and her beloved little town were in the national media spotlight was not a happy period. Bullwinkel was the spokesperson for the logging giant Pacific Lumber in the late 1990s, when reporters flooded ...
One of California’s largest off-grid communities is in suburban L.A.
Joe Badame and his wife try to reserve laundry for sunny days. They stagger their appliance use in the mornings, checking that a fan isn’t running at the same time as the coffeemaker. At night, Badame obsessively turns off lights. They both ...
A house without character: The paradox of California’s geography
Why this matters: With buyers mostly sitting on the sidelines, agents and brokers observed another lackluster spring sales bounce in 2025, as new and resale residential sales continue to trend downward. Against the backdrop of high mortgage rat...
